Method and apparatus for HDD and electronic waste disposal
US11389805B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB09B2101/15
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in destroying a data storage device and separating materials for recycling. The apparatus employs: a first stage of rough cutting wherein the data storage device is shredded into pieces approximately 30 mm×30 mm; a second stage that separates shredded metal material, such as spindles, from non-metal material by use of a magnetized roller having a scraper to the metal material to a first bin and non-metal material to a third stage having an upper level shredder and a lower level shredder for grinding the non-metal material into particle sizes of 10 mm×10 mm or less.
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